How to Start Your Emergency Long-Term Food Storage
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How to Start Your Emergency Long-Term Food Storage

BySamantha

Are you looking to start building up an emergency food storage? Because long term food storage is a great way to prepare for emergencies like natural disasters, supply chain interruptions or any reason you need to be home for long periods of time and might not have the ability to purchase more food.  If the…

Tips For Getting Spring Cleaning Done Fast
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Tips For Getting Spring Cleaning Done Fast

BySamantha

If you are looking for some tips on how to get your Spring cleaning done fast, well then let me assure you, you have come to the right spot. In your home and homestead, spring cleaning is an essential yearly event that can change the way you feel about your home, and even your life….

Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Thyme~Recipe
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Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Thyme~Recipe

BySamantha

These rich and creamy mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish for just about any holiday meal. However, they’re so quick and easy to make, you’ll want to enjoy them throughout the year. What’s more, sweet potatoes are as nutritious as they are delicious. They contain fewer calories and are higher in fiber, Vitamin…

50+ Gift Ideas for Homesteaders
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50+ Gift Ideas for Homesteaders

BySamantha

Do you have family or friends who are homesteaders and you just don’t know what to get them for Christmas or maybe a birthday? Well today is your lucky day because I’m going to share with you a great list of gift ideas for homesteaders! Homesteading has many different aspects and areas to focus on,…

3 Easy Ways to Extend Your Vegetable Growing Season
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3 Easy Ways to Extend Your Vegetable Growing Season

BySamantha

If you live in an area with distinct seasons like I do, there are natural limitations to when you can grow vegetables outdoors. In the spring, you have to wait until the threat of frost has passed and soil temperatures reach acceptable levels. Then, before you know it, shorter days and cooler temps will return…

8 Ways of Making Use of Excess Cucumbers with Bonus Antioxidant Salad Recipe
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8 Ways of Making Use of Excess Cucumbers with Bonus Antioxidant Salad Recipe

BySamantha

You planted several cucumber plants in your homestead garden, so you could enjoy them in salads and probably to can into a bunch of pickles. But you have more cucumbers than you think you’ll need. What do you do about it? How do you go about making use of excess cucumbers if you don’t want…

9 Unique Ways to Use Extra Tomatoes (with Bonus Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomato Recipe)
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9 Unique Ways to Use Extra Tomatoes (with Bonus Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomato Recipe)

BySamantha

Have you have ever planted a garden and your tomatoes are super prolific? Before you know it, you have an over abundance and you need some new ways to use those extra tomatoes. Maybe you don’t want to can them or you have hit your limit with canning and need something different. Freezing is an…

4 Easy-to-Grow Culinary Herbs Ideal for Small Spaces
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4 Easy-to-Grow Culinary Herbs Ideal for Small Spaces

BySamantha

Fresh herbs are a great way to bring the flavors of your dishes to life. Unfortunately, they can be expensive to buy at the grocery store and they aren’t always in season. Although you can use their dried counterparts in your favorite recipes, they just don’t deliver the same flavor profile. Fortunately, you can enjoy…